Creative: Page 18

  • Pizza Hut launches “Reverse Delivery” doormat to award pizza to delivery drivers.
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    Pizza Hut celebrates delivery drivers with QR code doormat and free pizza

    Delivery drivers who see the Reverse Delivery doormat displayed on a doorstep can scan the QR code to receive a courtesy pizza.

    By • Dec. 11, 2023
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    Advertisers will ramp up spend on creators in 2024, IAB forecasts

    Growth in digital video consumption is being driven by consumer interest in creator content, per a new report from the IAB and TalkShoppe.

    By • Dec. 7, 2023
  • A person pulls items out of one paper shopping bag with handles that is on a table next to four similar bags. Explore the Trendline➔
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    Trendline

    Retail Marketing

    Top stories that underscore the leading influences on retail marketing, including the creator economy, '90s nostalgia and Gen Z. 

    By Marketing Dive staff
  • Three people sit on a bench on the beach.
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    AB InBev’s Kona Big Wave addresses toxic surf culture in new campaign

    “Share the Big Waves” includes a QR code activation and three-minute video that attempts to unpack perceptions around surf culture.

    By • Dec. 7, 2023
  • Team Whistle and State Farm launch football focused episodes of "Home Team."
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    State Farm takes inside look at NFL players and ‘at-home teammates’

    Made with sports media company Team Whistle and agency Optimum Sports, “Home Team” blends brand messaging with football fandom.

    By • Dec. 6, 2023
  • An illustration depicts a soda bottle in a football field surrounded by various size eyes.
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    Illustration: Derek Abella for Industry Dive

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    Tracker

    Super Bowl LVIII: Tracking every ad

    The details on every big game spot, from Temu's three-peat appearance to Verizon's tie-up with Beyoncé to tease the star's upcoming album.

    By Marketing Dive staff • Dec. 6, 2023
  • Jar of Hellmann's on football field
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    Hellmann’s quadruple dips on Super Bowl with ‘most impactful’ ad yet

    The Unilever marketer will run a 30-second spot developed with agency Wunderman Thompson that plans to combat food waste. 

    By • Updated Dec. 5, 2023
  • An AI-generated astronaut holds a bottle of Coca-Cola
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    What Coca-Cola’s generative AI experiments mean for the brand’s future

    Selman Careaga, president of the global Coca‑Cola category, detailed how the brand balances artificial and human intelligence.

    By • Dec. 5, 2023
  • Globant and Gut co-founders
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    Globant’s deal for Gut points to challenges facing independent agencies

    While Gut has been a breakout creative success, its acquisition by the technology consultancy underscores how crucial deep digital know-how is.

    By Aaron Baar • Dec. 4, 2023
  • Peyton Manning and Emmitt Smith stand together holding cans of Bud Light.
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    Bud Light teams with NFL legends on ad for Super Bowl LVIII giveaway

    A new ad starring Peyton Manning and Emmitt Smith timed to the NFL playoffs kicks off the brand’s biggest Super Bowl ticket giveaway to date.

    By • Dec. 4, 2023
  • A Domino's branded plow in the snow
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    Q&A

    Why Domino’s is awarding half a million dollars in snow plowing grants

    Chief Brand Officer Kate Trumbull explained how the chain’s latest effort shows off an “experienced by few, seen by many” ethos.

    By • Dec. 4, 2023
  • A giant Bath & Body Works candle on the streets of New York City
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    Bath & Body Works drops 10-foot candle to help holiday shoppers unwind

    The installation is part of a new creative platform centered on reconnecting with the senses amid daily stressors like rush hour traffic and work emails.

    By • Dec. 1, 2023
  • Steak-umm DeepSteaks campaign
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    Column

    Campaign Trail: How Steak-umm deepfaked real vegans into meat eaters

    Created with agency Tombras, “DeepSteaks” arrives as generative AI makes it even easier for bad actors to manipulate peoples’ likenesses.

    By • Dec. 1, 2023
  • Mars Wrigley Canada's "Study Beats" program featuring a person with headphones studying. The program includes ASMR content meant to relieve studying stress.
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    Mars brand Excel Gum uses ASMR to relieve studying stress

    Running in Canada, the “Excel Study Beats” program leverages creators to share soothing gum content across TikTok, YouTube and Spotify.

    By Aaron Baar • Nov. 30, 2023
  • Members of the 2023 Gillette Gaming Alliance.
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    Gillette encourages gamers to ‘hit reset’ for global campaign

    The marketer’s long-running Gillette Gaming Alliance will be active on Twitch, YouTube and social media to share gaming content and grooming tips.

    By • Nov. 30, 2023
  • Animated characters the Geico Gecko and Netflix's Leo hold coffee cups
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    Geico Gecko serves as on-set consultant for Netflix’s ‘Leo’ in co-branded ads

    The first such partnership for the streamer’s ad-supported tier is a sign Netflix is striking more involved brand deals a year after launching the offering.

    By • Nov. 30, 2023
  • Three images showing The Cargo Cram Game
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    Toyota stresses shared moments, utility in ads across Uber Eats, ride apps

    The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander has a branded storefront on Uber Eats while a playable ad in Uber’s ride app lets users fill up the car’s trunk.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
  • Grimace McDonald's
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    Deep Dive

    How the best marketing campaigns of 2023 mastered pop culture nostalgia

    Brands faced a preponderance of global challenges this year and opted for a familiar playbook as the industry arrives at a crossroads.

    By , , • Nov. 29, 2023
  • A couple carrying Walmart bags in the retailer's new shoppable holiday content series.
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    How Walmart’s shoppable rom-com bridges holiday content, commerce

    Ads on TikTok, Roku and YouTube showcase an assortment meant to balance “inspiration and impulse” for the season, according to CMO William White.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
  • Mars recycles an old M&Ms ad to promote net-zero progress
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    Mars recycles old ads for M&Ms, Twix to promote net-zero progress

    The campaign reanimates popular spots with new messages about climate action and will run across Meta, YouTube and OOH channels.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
  • Pop-Tarts unveils college football’s first edible mascot at the brand's inaugural bowl game
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    Pop-Tarts unveils edible mascot for inaugural bowl game

    The brand also launched an interactive “Prop-Tarts” experience to dole out free Pop-Tarts to consumers who correctly predict elements of the game.

    By • Updated Dec. 6, 2023
  • A customer walks by a Pride Month merchandise display at a Target store on May 31, 2023 in San Francisco,
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    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via Getty Images
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    Deep Dive

    Brand backlash: Are 2023’s epic marketing fails part of a bigger problem?

    High-profile controversies have sent a chilling effect across an industry facing down another contentious election year and crusades against “wokeness.”

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
  • Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Super Bowl
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    Las Vegas spurs excessive celebration at Super Bowl with new campaign

    Made with agency R&R partners, “Excessive Celebration Encouraged” sees Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson recreate infamous touchdown celebrations.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
  • Honda Wall of Dreams
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    Honda’s interactive AR murals showcase EVs for holiday shoppers

    OOH activations at two outdoor shopping centers use “sky segmentation” technology to integrate digital content with the sky.

    By Aaron Baar • Nov. 27, 2023
  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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    Google, NBCU’s custom ads offer peek behind Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

    A trio of spots following the Radio City Rockettes as they prepare to perform live show off AI-powered features on Google’s Pixel 8 smartphone.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
  • Jimmy Fallon and Jake from State Farm
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    State Farm conjures celebrities for biggest creative launch in 3 years

    Jimmy Fallon and Ludacris are summoned, genie-like, as people react to situations that require insurance in ads from new agency Highdive.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023